to be deliberately rude to someone
She insulted my brother by saying he was fat.
in • sult / ' insAlt / noun [ count ] The boys shouted insults at each other.
in • sult • ing / ' insAltig / adjective insulting behavior
in • sur • ance / in'Jurans / noun
[ noncount ]
an agreement where you pay money to a company so that it will give you money if something bad happens My car was badly damaged in the accident, but insurance paid for the repairs.
Does your salary include health insurance?
in • sure / in 'Jur / verb (in sures,in - sur ing , in - sured )
to pay money to a company, so that it will give you money if something bad happens
Have you insured your house against fire?
in .Stru .ment Ф/ 'instremsnt/ noun [count ] 1 ( music ) a thing that you use for playing music Violins and trumpets are musical instruments . What instrument do you play?
instruments
trumpet
clarinet oboe
recorder
another word for ensure
in • tact / in ' trekt / adjective
complete; not damaged
Very few of the buildings remained intact after the earthquake.
in • te • ger / ' intad3ar / noun [ count ]
( math ) a whole number, such as 3 or 4 but not 3.5 —Look at fraction ( 1 ).
integrate AWL / ' intagreit / verb ( in - te - grates , in - te - grat ing , in - te - grat ed )
to join things so that they become one thing, or so that they work together
The updates can be integrated into your existing software.
to become, or to make someone become accepted as part of a group
They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.
—Look at segregate .
in • te • grat • ed AWL / ' intagreitad / adjective
an integrated transportation system (= including buses, trains, taxis, etc. )
in • te • gra • tion AWL / inta ' greijn / noun
[noncount]
racial integration
in • tel • lec • tu • al 1 / |inta' lektjual / adjective
connected with a person's ability to think and understand things
a child's intellectual development
in • tel • lec • tu • al 2 / |inta' lektjual / noun [ count ]
a person who enjoys thinking deeply about things
The cafe was a meeting place for artists and intellectuals.
in • tel • li • gence AWL / in' telad3ans / noun
[ noncount ]
being able to think, learn, and understand quickly and well
He is a man of great intelligence. an intelligence test
( politics ) important information about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy
intelligence reports
in •tel • li • gent © |awl / in ' teiad3ant /
adjective
able to think, learn, and understand quickly and well Their daughter is very intelligent. an intelligent question
in • tel • li • gent • lyAWL / in ' telad3antli / adverb They solved the problem very intelligently. Thesaurus
intelligent good at learning, understanding, and thinking quickly and clearly: He's a very intelligent man. ♦ She asked a lot of intelligent questions. smart quick at learning and understanding things; able to make good decisions: She's smarter than her brother. ♦ Accepting that job was a smart career move . ♦ OK, I admit it wasn't the smartest thing I ever did (= it was a stupid thing to do ) .
